Oct 9, 2018Final Warning: Last chance to replace Symantec SSL certificatesThis is the last week for website owners using Symantec SSL certificates issued before December 1, 2017 to replace their certificate. Failing to do so will result in your website breaking. Next week Google will roll out Chrome 70, which will distrust all remaining Symantec CA brand SSL certificates…Ssl6 min read
Oct 8, 2018Bungled Man-in-the-Middle Attack Ends up Getting 7 Russians IndictedBecause so little is known about the Russian hacker group APT 28 or Fancy Bear, we sometimes attribute near-mythical qualities to it and its activities. …Mitm4 min read
Oct 5, 2018Chinese Microchip Story underscores importance of supply chain securityYesterday morning Bloomberg released a report that detailed how Chinese spies had been inserting microchips no bigger than the size of rice on to SuperMicro motherboards. At least 30 companies and organizations that use those motherboards were affected. …Supply Chain6 min read
Oct 5, 2018Encrypted Tunnels: Some of the Damages Attackers Can CauseAs per the estimation by analysts, several networks attack successfully get through encryption. Some of the common ways are using fake or compromised private keys & certificates they can create malicious tunnels into your organization’s network from there on they can install malware which can cause a damage or loss…Web Security3 min read
Oct 2, 2018Re-Hashed: How Google and Facebook Manipulate Users to Circumvent GDPRHaving gone nearly a month and a half since the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation went into effect, it’s now become clear how tech giants like Facebook and Google are handling the new guidelines. …Privacy14 min read
Oct 2, 2018Google Bug Breaks Search Results with a Plus Sign On Mac SafariA bug in Google Search has been discovered that breaks search result links when using Safari in macOS if the link contains a plus symbol. For example, if you search for a keyword and one of the search results contains a plus, like https://forums.developer.apple.com/search.jspa?q=crash+app+store&view=content, …Google2 min read
Sep 28, 2018Facebook Network Breach: 50-Million Users’ Data ExposedI woke up this morning with an odd icon flashing on my phone’s lock screen. It was Facebook messenger, an app I seldom use, asking me to log in again. Turns out I wasn’t the only one. …Cybersecurity3 min read
Sep 28, 2018What to Know before Buying Wildcard SSL/TLS Certificate?If you have searched on the internet regarding Wildcard Certificate, you’re aware something similar come up like, Wildcard SSL Certificate is used in securing multiple sub-domains of a domain. If you are not much into SSL/TLS Certificates, you will think this Wildcard SSL Certificates may be the solution to…Ssl3 min read
Sep 27, 2018Re-Hashed: 2018 Cybercrime Statistics: A closer look at the “Web of Profit”Two weeks ago we discussed the impressive work done by Dr. Michael McGuire on a cybercrime study that found the industry’s profitability to be in excess of $1.5 trillion. But while that’s an impressive figure, it’s hardly the entire story. As McGuire said, cybercrime has evolved into an entire…Cybercrime15 min read
Sep 26, 2018Voracle Attacks: What they are and how to prevent themA security vulnerability in VPNs has been recently discovered. This simple attack makes it possible for hackers to piece together a VPN’s encrypted HTTP data. Tech security researcher Ahamed Nafeez presented this new attack during the latest Black Hat and DEF CON security conferences. …VPN4 min read